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JOHN HAY CIGARS
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These Pennsylvania made cigars are named
for the American diplomat and statesman, John Hay (1838-1905).
Hay was born in Salem, Indiana in 1838. He graduated from Brown
University and began practicing law in Springfield, Illinois in 1861.
When Abraham Lincoln became President, he made Hay his Assistant Private
Secretary. After Lincoln's death (Hay was at his bedside when he
died), Hay entered the diplomatic service. In 1870, Hay became an
editorial writer for the New York Tribune. For several years he spent
most of his time writing. Hay wrote a ten-volume book entitled, Abraham
Lincoln: A History and several volumes of poems and essays. |
| In 1897, Hay was appointed United States Ambassador
to Great Britain. From 1898 until his death in 1905, he served as Secretary
of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
John Hay is best remembered for his Open-Door Policy in China and establishing
the diplomacy that prepared the way for building the Panama Canal (Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty). |
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A
letter addressed to W.W. Stewart, dated February 6, 1899, hand signed by
John Hay and written on Department of State, Washington, D.C. letterhead, "begs to return his most cordial
thanks" to
W.W. Stewart for the box of cigars he sent him. The letter is
framed and part of the John Hay Cigar memorabilia. Click
on the picture to see the full size view of the letter. |
| W.W. Stewart, established the John Hay cigar in 1882,
receiving the personal endorsement from John Hay. |
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